In the Russia-Ukraine war, the two armies used tens of thousands of tanks and armored vehicles, and even more than 10,000 armored vehicles were actually damaged in the war.
However, due to the huge amount of use and damage, everyone will find that scenes of large-scale mechanized force attacks are really rare; as for face-to-face fighting between armored vehicles, it is even rarer.
This is mainly because in the Russia-Ukraine war, anti-armor weapons and tactics were too abundant; tanks and armored vehicles were mostly destroyed and injured by artillery, drones, and landmines; even the results of infantry anti-armor weapons, It is also more effective than tanks and armored vehicles hitting each other.
Therefore, it is very difficult to see a certain type of Russian tank versus a certain type of Ukrainian tank, or even zoom in to a "face-to-face fight" between armored vehicles.
However, on the recent battlefield in the direction of Avadivka, there was a face-to-face showdown between the Russian army's btr-82a armored vehicle and the Ukrainian army's m2a2 infantry fighting vehicle, and there were multiple drone-perspective images of this showdown. , the duel process and results are even more exciting and really worth mentioning.
The battle took place in the village of Sokil, and the battle should have taken place on June 7.
Sokil Village is about 3 kilometers away from the town of Ocheretny captured by the Russian army. It is a small village with a pre-war population of more than 60 people. The houses in the settlement are located along both sides of the road, not far to the north of the settlement. There are large fortifications.
The village itself is located in the lowland of the river valley. After the Russian army occupied the highland area centered on O Town, it was not easy to defend. Therefore, the Ukrainian army relied on Sokil Village, the defenses to the north of the village, and the basic connection to the west of the village. The other two settlements form a relatively independent defense zone.
Nearly 3 kilometers south of the defense zone is the village of Novopokrovsk, which together form a new defense zone for the Ukrainian army to resist the westward advance of the Russian army.
Previously, after occupying the core area of the town of Ocheretny, the central cluster of Russian troops mainly focused on leveling the front, consolidating positions, and reorganizing the troops, so there has been no major offensive.
However, the Russian army in this direction has become increasingly active recently and has begun to launch probing attacks against the surrounding Ukrainian army positions. This is the background of the Russian armored vehicle's intrusion into the village of Sokil.
A video shot by the 47th Mech-Rifle Brigade of the Ukrainian Army shows a BTR-82A armored vehicle with a roof and fully loaded with infantry, heading towards the road from the Russian-controlled village of Soloviev (about 2.5 kilometers away from the village of Sokil). They stormed the village of Thorkill and began firing before entering the village.
After entering the village, the btr-82a continued to fire while driving slightly off the road. However, at the same time, the left rear of the car was shot one after another, and the infantrymen on the roof suffered casualties; however, because the vital parts were not hit, they kept driving. Advance and combat status.
btr-82a continues to drive westward. A Ukrainian M2A2 infantry tank enters the camera. The Russian vehicle goes west and the Ukrainian vehicle goes east. The two vehicles pass each other a few meters apart; the Russian armored vehicle continues to fire, but is blocked by the ceiling. Restrictions affected the firing range; the Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicle turret seemed to have a problem and failed to respond effectively.
Under the lens of the Ukrainian drone, smoke was coming from the rear of the Russian BTR-82a, and it continued to drive westward and opened fire. During this period, the Russian infantry on the roof rolled down due to casualties.
The Russian armored vehicle moved to a house and dropped off the remaining infantry. The unloading point was about 500 meters into the village.
The Ukrainian military drone did not film the situation of its own M2A2 infantry fighting vehicle, but subsequent Russian military videos showed that the infantry fighting vehicle was damaged not far from the village entrance shortly after being "faced"; the Ukrainian soldiers in the vehicle The abandoned vehicle was evacuated, and Russian artillery shells were fired in front of the abandoned vehicle.
Judging from the content of the video, when the Russian army was attacking, a BTR-82A encountered a Ukrainian M2A2 infantry fighting vehicle. The two vehicles fought each other and passed each other face to face. In the end, the Russian armored vehicle was injured and stopped to unload its troops. The Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicles were damaged and abandoned; the only casualties visible to the naked eye were the Russian infantry who rolled off the roof of the BTR-82a.
Combining the battlefield information and the part shown in the video, a more complete plot can be pieced together.
First of all, as far as btr-82a and m2a2 are concerned, the former will definitely not be able to defeat the latter. Under normal circumstances, m2a2 will kill btr-82a alone.
However, the threat of the btr-82a's 30mm cannon is relatively large at a relatively close distance; when the m2a2 infantry tank and the btr-82a are in close proximity, you will be in great danger, especially in the video Judging from the face-to-face scene, if the ceiling had not limited the BTR-82a's shooting range, the m2a2 would have been blown up the moment it hit the face.
Therefore, it is not wise for the Ukrainian army to use the more advantageous m2a2 to fight the Russian armored vehicles; and if the Russian army knew that the Ukrainian army on the opposite side had m2a2 infantry fighting vehicles nearby, it would not be so arrogant as to dispatch the btr-82a After all, no one can predict that it will not be destroyed by a Ukrainian infantry tank at a medium to long distance.
But since such a war has occurred, there is always the inevitability of its existence.
Some netizens believe that since the Russian army dispatched BTR-82a, it may be for reconnaissance. After all, using this kind of armored vehicle to attack the opponent's position is a bit "overestimating one's capabilities."
However, the main combat equipment of the 15th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Army here is the BTR-82a. There are more than 100 vehicles in total. If it wants to launch an attack, it will definitely not be able to do without this.
The Russian army used a btr-82a fully loaded with infantry to launch an attack. This is actually a typical Russian offensive tactic today. Although it does not involve many troops in one wave, it has artillery support in the rear. After entering the village, the armored vehicles must be unloaded. Infantry, the current infantry of the Ukrainian army has poor melee combat capabilities. If the Russian army gains a firm foothold and continues to send troops, settlements will often change hands.
So this Russian btr-82a is actually here to attack, at least it is a tentative attack by the death squads.
However, the Russian army did not detect that the Ukrainian army had M2A2 infantry fighting vehicles hidden nearby, and the drone reconnaissance force was not as good as the Ukrainian army. The drone of the Ukrainian army’s 47th Infantry Brigade conducted reconnaissance and surveillance of Sokil Village. It's very good, and the images released are all high-definition.
The Ukrainian m2a2 should have the opportunity to fire at the btr-82a from a relatively long distance, but it is likely that they want to imitate the "story" of Bertizi Village and kill the Russian btr-82a at close range, and then leave the battlefield The surveillance drone captured high-definition hunting footage, which was extremely valuable for battlefield propaganda, so we deliberately moved closer.
It was just that the Ukrainian army did not expect that in the relatively close range of the exchange of fire, although it also hit the Russian armored vehicle, it failed to damage the enemy's vital points and directly blew it up. However, there was a problem with the turret on its own side at the critical moment. In the end, it may be possible to abandon the car at the entrance of the village.
For the Russian and Ukrainian armies, the loss of an m2a2 tracked infantry fighting vehicle by the Ukrainian army is more painful than the loss of a btr-82a by the Russian army. The opposite Russian army has hundreds of these in a brigade. The Ukrainian army How many m2a2s does the entire army have?
Moreover, the purpose of the Russian armored vehicles was to unload troops and occupy the area. Although there were casualties in the process, they still unloaded several infantrymen 500 meters inside the village. It is unknown whether the Russian army can consolidate the results in the future, but this assault alone In fact, its purpose has been achieved.
Some map sources assign half of the village of Sokil to the Russians based on this, which is something we can't talk about beyond the videos we've seen.
Generally speaking, given the scale of the Russo-Ukrainian war, the losses suffered in this confrontation are not unbearable for both armies; but the value of the video is that such scenes are really rare; as for the video , we are mainly concerned about the future ownership of Sokil Village.
Finally, there are often accidents in actual combat. The combat performance advantages of ordinary tracked infantry fighting vehicles over wheeled armored vehicles are not enough to be overturned.
Especially the m2a2 infantry fighting vehicle is quite easy to use. It is even better to use in the Ukrainian army than a group of Western tanks. This battle is considered a special situation. Generally speaking, it can handle the btr-82a without any problem. We should also have basic knowledge.
